Time passed. Jiogan had arrived in Kirigakure as an undercover agent in the autumn of Konoha Year 34, and now it was already the summer of Konoha Year 36. Jiogan was sixteen years old now!
Among the original members of Team 11, Inuzuka Yoru had also successfully been promoted to Jonin. With the powerful sensory abilities of man and dog, his strength had grown rapidly as well, and he had basically mastered all of the Inuzuka Clan's Hiden!
Kurama Feiyun had become a Jonin as well. She was now one of Konoha's most skilled Medical Ninjas aside from Lady Tsunade. Despite her young age, she had been appointed deputy director of Konoha Hospital. Having saved countless lives over the years, she enjoyed considerable prestige!
At Konoha Hospital, Kurama Feiyun had just finished a full day of surgeries. She took off her medical uniform and changed into her own clothes, a trace of fatigue between her brows. "This day is finally over. Sigh, I really don't want to work anymore! I miss the days when Jiogan, Yoru, and I carried out missions together!"
"Damn Jiogan! It's been nearly two years already! He doesn't even know to send a message back!" Whenever she thought of Jiogan, Kurama Feiyun felt so wronged that she wanted to cry.
After going so long without any news from Jiogan, she had asked her father to look everywhere and find out where Jiogan had gone and what mission he was carrying out, but there had been no news at all.
It was only half a year ago, by a chance opportunity, when she had been treating Anbu Captain Hatake Sakumo at Konoha Hospital, that she could no longer resist asking him personally. Yet all she received was the answer that Anbu missions were confidential and that she